Where Can You Donate Baby and Children’s Clothes? Free Doorstep Collection
Children grow out of clothes long before they wear them out. Book a free collection and we’ll pick up every outgrown coat, jumper and pair of shoes from your doorstep, newborn sizes to teens, and send them on to families who will use them. You don’t need to be in.
- Free
- Newborn to teens
- No need to be in
- Toys and books can go in too
Why they matter
Outgrown clothes are the best donation there is
A child can be in a size for a few months and out of it again. That makes children’s clothes some of the most useful things we collect: there is plenty of wear left in them, and there is always a family who needs them.
Barely worn
Most outgrown clothes have been worn a handful of times. They look new because they nearly are.
Always needed
Families have to replace children’s clothes every few months. Good second-hand clothes at a fraction of the price of new make a real difference to a tight budget.
Out of the cupboard
Bags of too-small clothes take up space in every family home. One collection clears the lot.
What to give
What baby and children’s clothes can I donate?
The same simple test as for any clothes: if it’s clean, dry and another child could wear it tomorrow, we’ll take it. Every age and size is welcome, from newborn to teenager.
- Coats, jackets, snowsuits and raincoats
- Jumpers, cardigans and hoodies
- Trousers, jeans, leggings, dungarees and shorts
- Dresses, skirts and tops
- T-shirts, shirts and polo shirts
- Sportswear and PE kit without a school crest
- Hats, gloves, scarves and sun hats
- Shoes, trainers, wellies and school shoes, in pairs
Toys and books too
Clean, complete and working toys, games and children’s books can go in the same collection. See what we collect for the full list.
Shoes in pairs
Tie the laces together or put each pair in its own bag, so they reach the sorting table as a pair.
Please leave out
A few things we can’t take
School uniform with a crest
It can only be worn at that school.
Instead: offer it to the school. Many run a second-hand uniform shop or a swap. Plain grey trousers, white polo shirts and school shoes are fine with us.
Underwear, socks, tights and nightwear
Pants, vests, socks, tights, pyjamas and dressing gowns can’t be passed on second-hand.
Instead: worn-out ones can go in a council textile bank to be recycled.
Wet, stained or torn
Children are hard on clothes. Anything with heavy stains, holes or a broken zip can’t be worn again, and damp clothes spoil the whole bag.
Instead: a council textile bank or your local recycling centre.
The full list for every kind of clothing is on what clothes can I donate?
Bagging up
How to donate outgrown clothes, step by step
Book online
Enter your postcode, pick a collection date and choose the charity you’d like to support. It’s free. If dates near you are full, you can join the waiting list for the next one.
Sort by the simple test
Clean, dry and wearable goes in the bag. Keep outfits and sets together if you can, and tie shoes in pairs.
Pack bags a driver can lift
Children’s clothes are small, so bags fill up heavy. Tie each one closed. Toys and books can go in a separate bag or box.
Leave it out by 7am
On the doorstep, in the porch, or wherever you told us when you booked. You don’t need to be at home. The evening before, we email you an estimated arrival window and a link to follow the driver on the day.
Everything else about the day itself is on how to donate clothes from home.
Afterwards
Where do children’s clothes go?
Back to our warehouse, where every bag is opened and sorted by hand. Most children’s clothes are worn again: some are sold here in the UK, and many go to second-hand markets abroad, where a warm coat or a pair of school shoes costs a fraction of the price of new. The few that can’t be worn again become cleaning cloths rather than landfill.
Every collection also raises money for the charity you chose when you booked. Follow the journey on what happens to my clothes? and meet the people at the end of it on who do my clothes help?
Questions
Questions parents ask
Do I need to be at home?
No. Leave your bags out by 7am where you told us when you booked, and the driver collects them while you get on with your day.
Can I put toys, books and games in with the clothes?
Yes, as long as they are clean, complete and working. A separate bag or box keeps them from being squashed. The full list is on what we collect.
Do the clothes need to be washed first?
Please send them clean and completely dry. Clothes are packed closely together, so one damp or dirty item can spoil a whole bag of good ones.
Can I donate school uniform?
Plain items, yes: grey trousers and skirts, white shirts and polo shirts, school shoes and plain PE kit. Anything with a school crest or logo is best offered to the school, which can pass it to another family there.
Does it matter what size or age the clothes are?
No. Newborn sizes, toddler clothes, school-age clothes and teenagers’ clothes are all welcome, and you can mix ages in one bag.
Can I give adults’ clothes at the same time?
Yes. One booking covers the whole household’s clear-out. See what clothes can I donate? for the full list.
Ready to donate your clothes?
It’s free, you don’t need to be at home, and you choose the charity your donation supports.